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MGMT28006 - Procurement Excellence

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve excellence in procurement practices including sourcing, tendering, contract management, buyer-supplier relationship management, and the crucial elements of probity and integrity. You will gain valuable insights into effective strategies and processes, all while maintaining a commitment to ethical governance and sustainable procurement. Unlike traditional units on procurement, we prioritise the often-overlooked aspects of integrity and fairness, alongside harnessing innovative technologies to revolutionise procurement practices, offering a rare chance to develop a holistic understanding of the field. The unit allows you to embrace the evolving landscape of procurement, where fairness and ethical governance are paramount, and you will explore how fair and ethical dealing benefits both public and private sectors. You will also uncover the pivotal role fair dealing plays in accountability, transparency, economic participation, competitiveness, market engagement, buyer-supplier relationships, and innovation partnerships that drive organisational growth and success.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Online
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 12-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 25%
2. Group Discussion 25%
3. Report 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Apply a thorough understanding of best practices in procurement, focusing on sourcing, contracts, ethics, and technology to build strong buyer-supplier relationships
  2. Evaluate the multifaceted implications of fair and ethical dealing and socially and environmentally sustainable procurement practices in both public and private sectors, emphasising its impact on accountability, transparency, and economic participation
  3. Explore strategies and innovative technologies for cultivating mutually beneficial buyer-supplier relationships, recognising their significance in achieving procurement excellence
  4. Integrate procurement excellence ethical practices, innovation, technology, and sustainability into procurement processes, from sourcing to contract management and buyer-supplier relationships.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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2 - Group Discussion • •
3 - Report • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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• Advanced Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication • • • •
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills •
4 - Research •
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility • • • •
7 - Leadership • •
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Professional Level
• Advanced Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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